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Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-05-26
INTERESTING FACTS.
Disclosures I'm the Trial OF the Late
Russian NIhIIIsts.

ST. PETERSBURG, May 22.--It Is Off
cially announced that Andre Juschkin,
Ossepanoff, Generalolf, Shreuyon and Ut
janoff were executed yesterday for the
part they took in the attempt on the life
Of the cZar. During the trial OF the con
spirators in the senate, In presence OF
representatives of the various govern
ments, IL transpired that Generaloff, who
was Don Cossack peasant. and Andre
Juschkin and OsscpanoH citizens; Shreuy-
of, a merchants son, and Utjanoff, an
officers son, together with Gorkune,
Pilssudski and Lukshewxsch, noblemcn,
Kantscher, an officers son, Nolochoff, a
citizen; Paschkoski, an apothccary's APP
prentice; Novorsky, psalm reader s
son and a candidate for the st. Peters
burg ecclesiastical academy; Annajina, n
peasant and midwife, and Rebecca
Schmedpvo. midwife, belonged
to a criminal society TO overawe the gov
eminent and establish commune by
violent revolution. In 1886 they formed
a secret circle for terrorist action, and
resolvee in December to make an attempt
to assassinatc the car. for which purpose
Generalof, Andrejusckin and Ossipauof
procured explosive bombs On March
10, in company with Kantscher, Corkune
and Volochoif, who undertook to inform
the bomb carriers by signal when the
car passed, they went to the Newsby
prospectude. 1t was their intention to
throw the missiles under the cars car
rage as 1t passed by, but the people frus,
lrated their design. 1t was also brought
out on the trial that q woman named
Sirdjukova knew OF the plot, having
learned ii from one Of the persons imp.i-
Gated, and could have given timely infor.
maticn to the authorities, but she failed
In this duty
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-05-26
BURNING OF LAKE LANDEN.
Tho Entire Business Portion OF Mich
igan Town In Ashes.

LAKE LANpEN, Mich, May 20.--The
fire here Is now under control, The flames
were first noticed issuing from tho second
story of Newman and Treleases general
merchandise store, Everything was as
dry rs finder and despite the heroic efforts
of flremen and citizens the spread Of the
flames was very rapid. In less time than
two hours after the first alarm the entire
business portion Of the town from the
starting point OF the fire to the public
school building was In ashes. Every
saloon but one and every store structure
except that occupied by I. Weber II Co.
Us meat market was destroyed. The
loss Is terrible one to Lake Landen. and
conservative judges place the pecuniary
damage at one and one'half million dol.
lars. The insurance Is probably not less
than three.quarters of q million. No lives
are lost as far rs known. The property
of the Calumet 4 Hecla Company escaped
without damage. Both the Houghton
and Hancock fire companies responded
nobly to the call for assistance. and did
great work. Nearly every family Is
turned out with great loss OF household
goods and surplus cloathing, The flames
reached out with such rapidity that the
householders quickly realized that their
only safety was In instant flight. The
llre originated In an upper story of New
man & Treleases block, breaking out us the
whistles blew for ~ o'clock, and In less
than five minutes dense yolumn OF
smoke was issuing from holes about the
middle OF the roof, An explosion follow.
cd, blowing out the roof and entire front
of the block and communicating flames
to the Tampico saloon across tho street
and In an incredibly short time tho whole
village seemed one mass Of flames, The
panic seized everyone. The fire depart,
ment was tifteon minutes In reaching the
fire after IL broke out and then was help,
less, the flames having made such head
way that no agency of man could DO Of
avail. Hundreds Of families arc rooilcss
without bedding or clothing, except what
they have on. No stores are left 70 fur
nish supplies. Newman Is In Europe.
Trelcase was In Calumet when the fire
broke out and reached Lake Landen In
time to see his block and store
wholly enyeloped In flames. Every
thing was as dry as finder from the
long drouth, and even solid brick blocks
melted away. The flames swept clear to
the shores of tho lake, from the school
house to half mile away and three or
four blocks wide. Tho town Is wiped
out. A rough estimate Of losses only Is
possible at this hour The intense excite
ment is making II hard to get at tho real
facts. The loss on stores alone foot up 10
about $500. 900. VIM. Harris, general
store and residence, 100000; Newman ~
Trelease, general store and building.
$40. 200; Hennc Il CO., general store,
800. 900; N, Redding & Co., general store
t40, 900; Newman u Hart $4,000 aud
many other losses from $4,000 down.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-05-26
THE ORDER ISSUED.
The Railroads Must Let Go..-vRn
Wyck on u Land Grant.

WASHINGTON, May 2i--Seeretary La
mar to-day issued orders requiring the
land grant railroads of the country to
show cause why the order should not DO
issued restoring TO the public domain the
lands now withdrawn from settlement
and held in indemnity. One order ap'
plies to the roads that have made selec-
tons of all lands TO which they are enti'
tied or have selected all who are liable to
such selection In lieu of those lost with.
in the limit of their grants. and Is made
returnable June eth. The other applies
to roads that have not yet informed the
department to what extent they are emit.
tied to lands within indemnity limits. and
is made returnable June 2Sth.
Senator Van Wyck has addressed let
ter to the Secretary Of the Interior, asking
that the Burlington Il Missouri River
railway be compelled to obey the decision
of tho Supreme Court of the United
States and the Commissioner Of the Gen.
eral Land Office in reference to tho loca,
ton of lands in Nebraska granted to 1t
by Congress. The Senator in his letter
says the railroad company upon COM
found that the land contiguous to the
road for few sections west, was already
purchased or homcsteaded, and asked the
court to decide that they should be allow
ed to take land in other sections Of tho
State; that the court supplemented the
act of Congress by deciding that while
the company might take land in other
sections of the State they were required
to take half of this land north of their
track and onc.half south; that the com.
pany selected II larger portion OF the land
on the north than ON the south side Of
the track; land roamed over the entire
State from the Kansas to tho Dakota
line, and many citizens of Nebraska have
been embarrassed thereby"
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-05-26
STILL FOR COERCION.
A Very Lively Debate In Parliament
and tho First Clause OF the Hill
Passed.

LONDON, May 1S.-In the commons to.
night Sir VIM. Harcourt, In moving an
amendment to except from secresy all
proceedings relative to public meetings
or agrarian movements, including comb.
nations to obtain reductions Of rent, said
that II the government would be content
with preventing secret inquiry to such
offenses as murder, arson, moonlighting
and the mutilation Of cattle the bill might
pass. Mr.. Balfour said that such an
amendment would make the bill futile.
The bill dealt with conspiracy to defraud
landlords, to interfere with trade
and other forms Of boycotting,
and the government would not listen to
anything that would obstrict it in sup
pressing such offenses. Mr.. Dillon said
without the amendment the bill would
enable the government to imprison every
body obnoxious to il. Mr.. Gladstone
said he regretted that the government
did not recognize the justice of granting
to the Irish tenant the same protection
given to English workmen. What was
boycottingH Did it include intimidation
or only exclusive dealings2 As to Mr..
Balfour's remark that the government
would not yield to obstruction MIR. Glad
stone claimed that the opposition had
right to refuse to yield 10 tyranny. Sir.
X. Il. Webster, attorney general said the
bill dealt only with criminal conspiracy.
The word "boycotting'' was not easily
defined but its meaning was well known.
The offense should be suppressed. Mr..
Il. p. O'Connor said landlords would be
permitted TO combine to keep rents up to
the starvation points, but the combination
OF tenants TO defeat extortion was made
criminal. The amendment was lost 242
to 1870. The house in committee passed
the first clause Of the coercion bill by a
vote Of III to 70.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-05-26
A WIFE'S ESTATE.
Her Truant Husband LitIgates With
His Successor.

LyNcHBURa, May 1S.-A case was prac.
tically decided in the circuit court.
Judge Horsely presiding, this morning,
which probably has no parallel in Vir-
ginia jurisprudence. The facts are briefly
stated as follows: In 1849, James Dolan,
proprietor of the Rose Cottage nursery.
died leaving widow, who subsequently
married James McGow an, who was for
many. years one of Lynchburg's most
prominent citizens. Mr.. Dolan left a
daughter who married Mr. ii. Il. Smith,
who, after some time deserted her leav.
ing an infant child Mrs. Smith removed
to New York. and after seven years had
elapsed, during which time she had not
seen her husband, she had the right I'M
der the laws of the state to presume that
he was dead, and accordingly married a
man named Richard Dorney. Mrs. Nc
Gowan, the mother of Mrs Dorney, died,
leaving her husband in charge of the
property, without having made any ar
rangement for its division among her
heirs. Her husband subsequently died,
and now the anomaly is presented Of two
husbands claiming one wife and all the
property she inherits from her parents,
for no sooner was Mrs McGowa ans death
announced than Mr. Smith put in his an.
pearance and claimed his wife and the
share of the property, though he had
not been previously heard from for
more than seven years. Mr.. Dor.
ney, considering himself the legal
husband of the lady, resisted the
claim of Smith, and upon this is.
sue the case came up for trial before the
circuit court The decision was practi-
cally that Smith by his desertion Of his
wife, was not entitled to any share in the
valuable property involved and that the
marriage to Dorney. in New York, Is
valid. After this decision the plaintiff
submitted to nonsuit and it is impossi
BILE now to say whether or not the case Is
ended. 1t may be revived and the litiga-
ton indefinitely prolonged
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-05-26
FAREWELL TO TORONTO.
Editor O'Brien Says IL Was a Detiber-
ate Attempt 60 Murder him.

TORONTO. May 20-O'Brien left this
morning on the $3.50 train via the Cana
dian Pacific road. When he arrived at
the Union station he found about one
hundred persons awaiting him. O'Brien
stepped on the rear platform of the car
and delivered short address. When he
commenced to speak he was greeted
with mingled groans and cheers. He said:
"Citzens Of Toronto and brethren in the
cause of free speech and the cause OF Ire
land: cannot depart without expressing
my thanks for the noble reception which
you have accorded me. As for the occur.
renee last night, ! have not the slightest
doubt but that II was deliberate attempt
to murder, melted by those whose poi.
ton in your city ought to have taught
them better. shall not again refer to II
except to say came to Toronto not to
defy them. not to dare them, but at the
same time not to fear them. 1t was COW.
ardly to attempt to murder me and am
willing to leave the verdict between them
and me to the fair judgment Of fair
minded citizens Of Toronto"
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-05-26
O,BRIEN LEAVES CANADA.
At WATERFOWL, N. YEA scotland Yard
Detective In Goggles.

WATERFOWL, n. Y, May 22.-William
O'Brien and party arrived here without
mishap of any kind. A stay OF an hour
and half was made here, and the party
was met by deputation Of leading citi'
zens and escorted to the Woodruff house,
where an informal reception was held.
The party then left for Niagara Falls AT
Cape Vincent where American territory
was touched for the first time in a fort
night, and after two narrow escapes with
his life. Mr.. O'Brien stepped upon the
pier. Both he and his party lifted their
hats and cried "Hlrrah for the Stars
and Stripes" to which the crowd in wait
ing responded with vigorous cheers, An
enterprising photographer desired the
entire party to sit down for their photo
graphs and O'Brien good humoredly
complied, saying as he faced the camera;
God help us | would almost sooner go
through arrangements missiles than this"
The mysterious individual with the Cog
giles turned up again on board the
ferry boat. He has been positively
identified as a Scotland yard detective
though he tried TO pass himself of as q
correspondent for Reuters agency.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-05-26
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Committee 10 Examine and Report on
Books OF Physiology.

Iowa STATE BOARD or HEALTH. OFFIcH
or THE SECRETARY, Dies MONIES, May 18.
At the late meeting Of tho Iowa state
board of health, Attorney General Baker
offered the following resolution, which
was unanimously adopted
Resolved. that committee Of three be
appointed by the president to examine
tho various publications Of physiology
now In use In the public schools In Iowa
under the provisions Of chapter /, acts Of
Twenty first general assembly, and such
other publications. as they may deem
proper, with view to recommending to
the Twenty. second general assembly tho
adoption OF uniform series on said sub
jects, best calculated to furnish correct
knowledge upon the subjects required to
be taught by said chapter and to report
to the next regular meeting Of this board
with such recommendations rs the said
committee may deem proper. The fol-
lowing members of the board constitute
the committee: J. g. Shrader, M. d.,
Iowa City; ii. II. Clark, M. d.. Nc
Gregor, and DR.. $. Is. Olney. of Fort
Dodge The committee would be glad
to receive from publishers and Others in
ierested. copies of text books on physiol-
ogy as adapted to common schools
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-05-26
CHICAGO AND IOWA LINES.
All Interior Iowa Points ON the Same
Footing as River Points.

CHICAGO, May 1s.--At a meeting Of the
Chicago and Iowa lines here to-day, the
Central Iowa road agreed to withdraw the
commodity rates made to jobbers from
Peoria points to Iowa points. In consid-
Grafton of Chicago lines Withdrawing tho
special rates they had made from Chicago
to Mississippi river points on jobbers'
commodities. This places Mississippi
points on an equality with interior points
and takes away the former advantages
Chicago lines. The Central Iowa road Is
entitled to the credit for this action. not
outstanding they were obliged to recedo
from their position with reference to job
bols' commodity rates, which was found
to be untenable, Us the lines could not sec
their way clear under the Inter State
law to make tho discrimination between
dealers In the smaller Iowa towns and tho
jobbers In cities which would be made
necessary by making these special rates
to jobbers, The roads all take the
ground that difference between manu-.
facturers and jobbers must be recognized
~ the smallest manufacturer In the small
er towns rest upon precisely the same ba-
sis ~ the larger manufacturer In the lar
gtE tpWH, anu III tHtNuTHSluH HluuiuC'
turo In Iowa the wealth and Importance
Of the state Is increased. and that the cir
cumstanccs controlling the manufactur.
ing interests are widely different, from
the fact that while the manufacturer pro-
duccs only for distribution ~ a middle
man, and that the latter being upon rs
favorable u footing rs his outside com.
petitor. should rely upon the
advantageous location with reference 10
the territory tn be supplied. II Is the be-
lief of the roads that Iowa jobbers are In
a position to retain their trade. notwith.
standing tho withdrawal Of the special
profit hitherto given them by special rates
~ Jobbers, At Kansas City, Omaha and
other Iobblng points thoy are working
under the same conditions ~ those OF
Iowa points and are satisfied and find II
possible To make living profit The rate
4 25 cents make yesterday on linseed oil
from Des Moines TO Chicago was to-day
reduced to ga cents per hundred.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-05-26
JOHN HOWARD PAYNE'S LOVE.
The Death OF Mary Harden at Athens,
Georgia.

ATLANTA, Ga, May 15.-Miss Mary
Harden, the love Of John Howard Payne,
and the lady for whom no wrote his
Home, Sweet Home" died in Athens
last night and was buried there today. II
is claimed that the original copy of Home
Sweet Home" was buried with her, as II
was intcrlined with loye declarations
from Payne which the lady did not wish
to have fall under the eye of the public.
Miss Harden passed her 18th year on her
last birthday. Her father was Gen. Ear.
den, of Savannah. He was wealthy
and influential man, prominent In social
circles and in politics. He gave his
daughter every advantage, While n girl
she was reared in French family, and
subsequently even learned the use of the
rapier praCticng regularly In fencing
exercises. She spent several years In
Europe completing her education In Paris
and experimenting il with the fullness
and breadth of travel. While still quite
young her father, Gen. Harden, was APP
pointed commissioner to treat with the
Cherokee Indians and resided in Rome,
Ga. 1t was here that romance entered
her life, which gave 1t an interesting coli
orng toward tho close of her days. but
WHICH ull not uHttt ~ ~ lHC tlNlc' 'nc
of the agents or assistants in the Indian
transaction was John Howard Payne. u
young man from New England. lie went
to Athens with Gen. Harden. and met
and loved his daughter Mary. Payne
was ardent and pathetic, but the young
girl was not touched by his wooing,
She was clear headed, sensible. practical,
and rather devoid of sentiment. Payne
loved on, he wrote to her; sometimes his
appeals were in verse, always ardent. IL
was to her that his soul turned and TO her
he indicted his lay OF Home, Sweet
Home" This manuscript Miss Harden
preserved and priced. When Gen Har-
den died in Athens 1t was found that his
estate was involved and much Of his
property swept away. His daughter went
bravely to work earning her living by her
knowledge of French. She was en-.
ployed in the foreign correspondence ut
Washington. Miss Harden acquired
enough to buy back much Of her fathers
property. She left an estate worth
b2J. 900.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-05-26

The total assessment of the railroads
in the State last year was $33. 900 900.
this year S3S 370,0 00 The mileage last
year was 1900, this year 1t is 7.9l1.
The business men of Keokuk think
free bridge at that point would materi.
ally enchance the prosperity of that city
and an effort is to be made in that direc-
ton.
The city council of Webster City has or.
dered all barbed wire fences within the
city limits TO be removed.
The Gate City prophecies that 'if the
Interstate commerce law stands ten years
Keokuk will have 1000 people"
In boring well on the old fair ground
property northwest of Boone, three veins
of coal were struck, the middle vein
being four and half feet in thickness.
This is regarded as settling the long
mooted question of the existence of coal
on the high plateau away from the river.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-05-26
MASONIC CENTENNIAL.
The Chair of the First Grand Master OF
Maryland Again Used.

BALTIMORE, May 12.-The 201st semi.
annual session Of the gra lodge of An.
cient Free and Accepted Masons Of
Maryland was held at the Academy Of
Music Monday evening, and was the be-
ginning of the celebration Of the centen'
nary of Masonry in Maryland. All the
master masons were present and took
part in the proceedings. Masonic dress
was strictly observed. The grand lodge
was called to order by Deputy Grand
Master George l.. McCahan, Grand
Master Thomas J. Shryock was received
with Masonic honors, after which he de.
lvered his semi.annual address, The
chair used by the grand master has been
in the possession of the grand lodge ever
since that institution has been in existence
1t is the same chair used by DIR. John
Coates, the first grand master Of Mary
land. and, although over a century old. IL
still well preserved.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-05-26
CHICAGO STRIKERS.
The Outlook Not Promising for Either
Contractor or LabOrer.

CHICAGO, May 1.-THE number Of idle
men, who have either struck or been
locked out, is rapidly increasing. 1t was
variously estimated at from ten to twen-
ty thousand, but by the end of the
present week will be largely increased.
not more than five hundred bricklayers
are at work, and their occupation will be
gone as soon as they exhaust the stock OF
material on hand. Employers on OF her
trades are gradually forced to stop work
because they have reached point in con.
struction at which they cannot proceed
until bricklayers run up walls another
story. A greater number of carpenters
were out yesterday than at any time
since the carpenters strike was reached.
The outlook is not promising TO either
contractor or laborer, but both appear to
take cheerful view of the situation, and
seem determined as ever not to yield a
noint
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-05-26

LONDON, May 15.-After the Queen
and Prince and Princess of Wales had
taken tea at the Mansion House on Satur-
day two gold teaspoons were missed. They
were probably taken as memenioes Of the
occasion by some Of the attendants.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-05-26

Davenport and Dubuque shippers are
making use of the Burlington pro rata
freight rates from the east to the river,
while waiting for one of their own.
How soon they will have one Of their own
IS question nobody seems able to an
swer
Mr.. Herman, a farmer living near Yves
ey, had his barn, farm machinery, four
head of horses, 800 bushels of grain and
,everal hogs destroyed by fire few days
Igo. In his effort to save the property he
narrowly escaped being burned to death.
District Court. Judge Thomas presid-
ing, is in session at Humboldt. The most
important case to be tried is that of the
State VS.. J. G. Harlan, brought from Poe
ahontas county on change Of venue
Harlan is under indictment for assault
with intent to commit murder. He is the
postmarter of Pocahontas, and is univcr-
sally hated by the people there, regard
less of party. Last fall, when the excite
mcnt was at its height, lot Of boys
sercnaded him at night and Harlan fired
into them with shot gun, wounding
several. Then he loaded up his gun and
started after them, but they escaped fur
Their harm. There are thirty or forty
witnesses there from POcahontas, and il
will take several days to try fhc case. :
MIR. Robert j. Burdette, the genial
,umorist, has been elected deacon in his
BAPTIST church at Lower Merton, Penn.
Articles of incorporation have been
lied with the Secretary of State by the
V. Harvey Electric Light Company. of
Waterloo, with capital stock of $40, 900:
'lso the Stuart Building and Loan Asso.
iation, of Stuart, with a capital stock OF
5000; by the Hutchinson Mortgage
'ompany, of Des Moines, composed of
Iessrs. Charles, Paul and Woods Hutch
IN, with capital stock of 100000; by
he Otto Coal Prospecting and Mining
'ompany. of Otto, Woodbury. county; by
he johnson Directory Company, of Des
Ioines, and by the Farmers Lumber and
'oal Company, OF Odebolt. Amendments
we're filed to the articles of the Farmers
Jmpany, of Holstcin.
A Carroll county farmer saws the
horns from all his cattle and says there
are so many advantages to be derived
from the custom that it will certainly be-
come universal.